Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia

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Diocese of East Anglia

Dioecesis Angliae Orientalis
Coat of Arms of the Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia.svg
Arms of the Roman Catholic
Diocese of East Anglia
Location
Country England
TerritoryCounties of Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, and the Unitary Authority of Peterborough
Ecclesiastical province Westminster
Deaneries Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge, Great Yarmouth, Ipswich, King's Lynn, Norwich, Peterborough
Coordinates 52°24′11″N0°54′11″E / 52.403°N 0.903°E / 52.403; 0.903
Statistics
Area12,570 km2 (4,850 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2019)
2,487,200
108,000 [1]  (4.3%)
Parishes50
Schools28 [2]
Information
Denomination Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established13 March 1976;47 years ago (1976-03-13)
Cathedral St John the Baptist Cathedral, Norwich
Patron saints Our Lady of Walsingham,
St. Felix,
St. Etheldreda,
St. Edmund
Secular priests 96
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Peter Collins
Metropolitan Archbishop Vincent Nichols
Vicar GeneralDavid Bagstaff
Bishops emeritus Alan Hopes
Map
Province of Westminster.png
Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia,
within the Province of Westminster
Website
RCDEA.org.uk

The Diocese of East Anglia (Latin : Dioecesis Angliae Orientalis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church covering the counties of Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, and Peterborough in eastern England. The diocese makes up part of the Catholic Association Pilgrimage.

Contents

Statistics

There are 85,309 members of the church, who belong to the 50 parishes in the diocese. The patrons of the diocese are Our Lady of Walsingham (24 September), St Felix (8 March), and St Edmund (20 November).

Churches

The diocese is divided into seven deaneries, which are in turn divided into 50 parishes. Note that the list below is not exhaustive, and includes only notable parishes.

Deanery of Bury St Edmunds (St Edmund)

parish namechurchlocationwebfoundedbuilding
St Edmund St Edmund King & Martyr, Bury St Edmunds Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 17631837

Masses are also said at RAF Lakenheath, at Clare Priory, at the Monastery of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Quidenham, at the care home of the Sisters of Our Lady of Grace and Compassion in Great Barton, and in the villages of Cavendish and Woolpit. [3]

Deanery of Cambridge (St Andrew)

parish namechurchlocationwebfoundedbuilding
Our Lady & the English Martyrs Our Lady of the Assumption & the English Martyrs, Cambridge Cambridge, Cambridgeshire c. 18411890
St Laurence St Laurence, Cambridge Cambridge, Cambridgeshire early C20th1958
St Etheldreda St Etheldreda, Ely Ely, Cambridgeshire c. 18901903
Sacred Heart Sacred Heart, St Ives St Ives, Cambridgeshire late C19th1902

Masses are also said at RAF Alconbury, at Blackfriars, the Dominican Priory of St Michael, Cambridge, at Fisher House University Chaplaincy, and in the villages of Bar Hill and Papworth Everard. [3]

Deanery of Great Yarmouth (St Peter)

parish namechurchlocationwebfoundedbuilding
Great Yarmouth St Mary, Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth, Norfolk 18241850

1No longer listed on diocesan website.

Deanery of Ipswich (St Edward)

Deanery of King's Lynn (St Wilfrid)

Deanery of Norwich (St Felix)

Deanery of Peterborough (St Hugh)

History

On 13 March 1976;47 years ago, by the decree Quod Ecumenicum, Pope Paul VI formed the Diocese of East Anglia (from the counties of Cambridge, Norfolk and Suffolk) out of the Diocese of Northampton.

On 2 June 1976, the new diocese received its first bishop, Alan Clark. Bishop Clark had previously been auxiliary bishop of Northampton and co-chairman of ARCIC (Anglican/Roman Catholic International Commission), with the cathedral being established at the former parish church of St John the Baptist, Norwich. As the first bishop of the new diocese, Bishop Clark had to set up all the necessary instruments and commissions for the diocese to operate successfully. The establishment of the Diocesan Pastoral Council in 1987 strengthened these.

The diocese continued to grow with the development of the diocesan offices and diocesan tribunal attached to Bishop's House in Poringland near Norwich. Bishop Clark led a number of Lourdes pilgrimages. [16]

Ordinaries

Pilgrimage

The diocese makes up part of the Catholic Association Pilgrimage.

See also

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